Vandalia Health to Reopen WV Hospital's Labor and Delivery Unit
Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea, W.Va., plans to reopen labor and delivery services after closing inpatient obstetrics in April while pursuing critical access hospital status. Vandalia Health and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine signed a letter of intent for an academic integration agreement that would make the school Vandalia's primary academic affiliate, with phased implementation beginning July 1, 2027, according to a Nov. 5 release from Gov. Patrick Morrisey's office. The agreement includes a rural obstetrics training program in Greenbrier County to recruit and retain physicians, and remains subject to final agreements and approvals. The governor also announced a nearly $4 million Rural Health Transformation Program award to the school to establish the state's second freestanding community-based birthing center and expand prenatal, postpartum and women's health services.